Sberbank congratulated Yandex on the company's birthday on one of its official Facebook pages. In addition to congratulations, the post expresses gratitude for the employees who moved from Yandex to Sberbank. Quote: “Today's birthday boy has everything, even shots for Sberbank! Thank you, Yandex, for our colleagues with experience working with you.

The story of the collapse of one of the oldest companies in Europe, which did not reach until 180 years old The oldest British travel company Thomas Cook announced its bankruptcy and closing. It existed 178 years, and its founder, Thomas Cook, was considered the "father of world tourism." The company with a revenue of almost £ 10 billion, which even Soviet children knew by Marshak’s poems, fell victim to their huge size, unable to withstand competition with tourist online services.

Thomas Cook, Britain's oldest travel company, has filed for bankruptcy and is closing. It existed for 178 years, and its founder, Thomas Cook, was considered the "father of world tourism." The nearly £10bn company, which even Soviet children knew from Marshak's poems, fell victim to its sheer size, unable to compete with online travel services. What's happened.

Three years after the signing of the Paris climate agreement, Dmitry Medvedev announced at a government meeting that he had signed a decree on its ratification, writes RIA Novosti . Bloomberg the day before called this move "cold economic and political calculation" by Vladimir Putin. Details. Medvedev explained the ratification of the agreement by the fact that climate change threatens the ecological balance, increases the risks for the development of key industries, including agriculture.

Three European low-cost airlines - British EasyJet, Hungarian WizzAir and the largest low-cost airline in Europe originally from Ireland Ryanair - applied for flights from Pulkovo in August this year and provided route plans for this, writes RBC . It was in Pulkovo that the government decided to open in test mode the so-called seventh "freedom of air", which allows airlines to fly to third countries without landing in the country of registration of the carrier. Details.

Gucci faced backlash for a new collection of straitjacket-like clothing: model Ayesha Tan showed her palms on the runway with the words "Mental Health Is Not Fashion" written on them. The brand said the clothing was designed to showcase the idea and not to sell it in bulk, Bloomberg reports .

Next year, Sberbank may break its own record and for the first time direct half of its profits to pay dividends. The Ministry of Finance has already included 217 billion rubles due to it in the draft budget for 2020, Vedomosti writes . Details. 50% plus 1 share of Sberbank belongs to the Central Bank, which transfers payments to the treasury, so the state will receive 217.1 billion rubles in dividends.

Business can trust Vladimir Putin’s words about capital amnesty, since he “has repeatedly proven the validity of his words,” said presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

One of the largest and oldest tour operators in the world, the British Thomas Cook, announced on Monday that it was closing: about 150,000 British tourists remained outside the UK, who now the country's authorities will have to evacuate. Intourist, which is owned by Thomas Cook, said the parent company's bankruptcy would not affect Russian tourists. Details. Four of Thomas Cook's airlines have stopped flying and she has canceled all tours and bookings.

The Moscow City Hall has obliged taxi aggregators to transfer personal data of drivers to the city information system TsODD: full name, driver's license number, information about OSAGO policies, Kommersant writes . This can lead to higher travel prices and corruption risks. Details Aggregators and taxi companies are already sharing information with the Moscow authorities: since 2017, they are required to transmit information about the location of taxis and transportation permit numbers.

The amount of "risky" investments for non-professional investors will be limited to 50 thousand rubles a year, according to the latest version of the bill on the categorization of investors, which is being developed by the Central Bank. The regulator explains that it wants to protect novice stock market players from losses, but brokers complain that the restriction will deprive 80% of their clients of access to 75% of the market instruments.

Does the Russian market face credit crisis A bubble in the lending market is one of the main characters of the 2019 economic disputes. In the first half of the year, unsecured consumers became the only driver of GDP growth. Minister Maxim Oreshkin predicts that the bubble can burst and lead to a serious crisis. The Central Bank claims that there is no danger, but it limits the issuance of unsecured loans.

The capital amnesty announced by Vladimir Putin was based on the authorities' promise that the security forces would not use the confessions of businessmen "giving up capital" against them.

A bubble in the lending market is one of the main characters of the 2019 economic disputes. In the first half of the year, unsecured consumers became the only driver of GDP growth. Minister Maxim Oreshkin predicts that the bubble can burst and lead to a serious crisis. The Central Bank claims that there is no danger, but it limits the issuance of unsecured loans.